Marvel vs. Capcom (Retrospective)

Learn where the Marvel vs. Capcom series began in 1994 with X-Men: Children of the Atom.The series then continued with Marvel Super Heroes, X-Men vs. Street Fighter, Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter, Marvel vs. Capcom and Marvel vs. Capcom 2. Each of these were originally released on the Arcade and are playable on the original Xbox via emulators with an Xbox Softmod Kit.

X-Men: Children of the Atom (1994)

Playable on the original Xbox via MamedoX Platinum emulator.

The first game to start the Marvel vs. Capcom series. Also, the first game to utilized Marvel characters in a Capcom game. The game consisted of twelve characters, Colossus, Cyclops, Iceman, Psylocke, Storm and Wolverine. The villains were Omega Red, Sentinel, Silver Samurai, Spiral, Juggernaut and Magneto. *Akuma or (Gouki in Japan) also makes an appearance via a code at the character select screen.

Marvel Super Heroes (1995)

Playable on the original Xbox via MamedoX Platinum emulator.

The second game of the series, containing 10 characters from the Marvel universe. The characters are BlackHeart, Captain America, Doctor Doom, The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man, Juggernaut, Magneto, Psylocke, Shuma-Gorath, Spider-Man, Thanos and Wolverine. *On the arcade version Thanos or Dr. Doom can be chosen via a code at the selection screen.